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But in the ensuing naval battle 2 italian BBs are sunk and a CA in the Allied turn so quite big losses for the Italians but there is now only one UK BB in eastern Mediteranean and I think it got 1 hit point.

In the Middle east we advance towards Suez. Shattering a small UK corps.

Once again. Many thanks for doing this.[:)]
Great start for the Axis. France fell quick and it looks like in this mirror game the air unit losses are not as great. You too have moved into Syria, so the UK has to face the Axis on two fronts. With the losses you inflicted in France, Malkarma will have a difficult time replacing those much needed units.
Again, well played by both. It is interesting to note that the UK keeping a strong air presence in Cyprus. It's an effective strategy to reduce supply that even the game AI uses.[:)] Wow. The loss of all those ships and a CV will has gotta hurt and really opened up the Med. Well played again. You have quite the decision to make, Operation Sealion or subs with an early Barbarossa. Both strategies are open to you at this point. It will be interesting to see which you settle for and how Malkarma counters.
Very exciting AAR indeed.

No problem. Glad you like them. They are kind of fun to make and maybe give some insight into game balance and things that could need some change. With that said would be fun to read someone elses people are lazy [:)].

Yes putting your air unit on Cyprus I do it to save some supply in Egypt. Yes as will be seen in the other AAR as well land based air is doing so well against navies now dont know if something changed or coincidence. To late for Sealion now I think and I will most likely turn east in 41.

Both games really nice and full on action basically. Also we play so fast so mistakes are made makes it a bit wilder.

August 30 1940

Managed to capture Port Said and surround a UK arm corps so things looking a bit dark for the Light side.

September 13 1940

After one of my arm corps survives several attacks and barely gets away it is instead a UK arm corps that walks into captivity. Also manage to break into the Nile delta. 9 Axis mech units operate in the area and with italian subs in the Red sea both reinforce and retreat paths are running out for the UK but my supply situation far from perfect so it is far from over yet.

Forgot screenshot but not so exciting. Germany invade Vichy and Vichy North Africa both surrender.

September 27 1940

After som easy and hard fighting both Alexandria and Cairo falls. The UK arm corps will get away but I do have some hope of capturing the 2 inf corps still in Egypt.

After the dust settles and I survey the battlefield it feels good. It is just a start but a good one. In September 40 Egypt and the Middle east is Axis and next turn both Iraq and Persia will join the Axis. I dont think I have seen a game with such big UK losses basically as big as Germanys. UK army right now not very scary for sure. German losses not small but not huge either. Big losses for me would be like 300 ground and 200 air and I am pretty far away from those numbers.

Still as said a long way to go still.

Looking east the Soviets are going for some kind of forward defense so attack in March/April is not on but I aim for the normal May attack. Big question should I try to attack from Persia? If you commit enough resurces the Soviets dont have that much that can stand in your way and if you get Baku Turkey will join. It is not an easy decision. It will require a lot of troops on a precarious supply line and if the Soviets mass their airforce there they can bomb you armour units to nothing. Not easy to contest the soviet air force over there it is really far away. And you cant discount a UK invasion in
the Persian Gulf either. So much garrisons needed everywhere.

I play another game where I actually am attacking from Persia. It is early days June 41. I am only 2 hexes from Baku but because of Red Airforce and bad supply units are getting very tired and I am really not sure if I can take Baku. I only have 2 mech units there and if I had 3 or 4 I think I could take it. So that might be what is required but then the main front wont have that much armour. Very tricky decision [:)].

Oct 11 1940

Campaign in North Africa comes to an end with two British inf corps walking into captivity. UK losses now bigger than Germanys in both Land and air so happy with that. Now what? Except in the Atlantic nothing much will happen unti May 41 I am guessing. The BoA is going ok. Have 6 subs operating and German raiders. Now a bit of oil boost from Iraq as well so can afford it a bit better. In both games the raiders just dont get intercepted and the subs are doing fine too so UK under a bit of pressure for sure in both games.

I was thinking of Maybe grab Malta or possibly Yugoslavia but probably wont bother with any we will see.

End of October

Not much going on. starting to shift units east and try to garrison ports.

If we look at the forces I notice UK army under 300 so thats low. Taken a fair amount of MM losees and 6 escorts. Still my war in the Atlantic not as good as Malkarmas axis in our other game.

The USSR have built a decently big army but can grow a lot bigger yet. Some air units disbanded something I have been thinking of doing myself.

USa have built some escorts. Something I dont do so people do things differently.

German army size is not very high but should be around the usual 1500 at the time of the invasion of the Sovietunion

Italy doing ok. Fleet a bit decimated.

And in the Med nothing going on really.

Looks like the UK got their nose smashed in? Though Germany is a bit weak on the ground at this point...

Think it is fairly normal German strength for me. Usually end up around 1500 at the time of the invasion of Sovietunion.
And UK losses bigger than Germans thats rare I would say [:)].

I have been lazy and not updated we are at May 41 now so I will try and update in a few hours at the latest.

February 1940

Not much going on. I move my forces to prepare for Barbarossa.

In the Atlantic there is much action. Bismarck got hit by a CV once but otherwise German ships have been invisible ghosts and have together with subs inflicted so much damage so the South Atlantic convoyroute have been shut down.

April 41

Ready for Barbarossa hoping for good weather next turn then I attack. In the caucasus I got 4 mech corps and 8 in total facing 9 Soviet units of which at least 5 are inf corps. Also Sovies have disbanded a large part of the airforce so I feel pretty confident about success and that Baku can be in my possesion within not a very long time. We shall see [:)].

Otherwise looking on force size one can note:

UK army and merchant numbers really low. There shouldnt be much if any lendlease to Russia at least until the US enters the war.
Soviet army big with a large part of the airforce disbanded.
German strength at 15-1600 thats where I usually end up just before Barbarossa.

May 9 1941

Despite rain in the temparate soon I start the war with the USSR. As expected defenses in caucasus not that strong and Baku should be mine next turn.

On the main front not much progress because of the rain.

Baku falls next turn the Turks will join. Wont make that much difference but at least some garrison units.

In Finland I face a forward Finnish defense with an invasion on the Finnish harbour so Finns under pressure. I guess I can always reinforce with some German units if needed so should be ok. Nice idea though also helps Leningrad if you only attack it from one hex.

June 6 1941

Advance in the caucasus contineus. First Turkish unit enters USSR. Some units getting tired already though so it is not all good.

In Finland another soviet corps enter Finland so now 9 Soviet units active there. I hope they will be missed somewhere else [:)].